Velocitermes paucipilis Mathews, 1977 少毛快白蚁

Species

Type locality: Brasil: Mato Grosso: Ribeirão Cascalheira, Base Camp, Xavantina-Cachimbo Expedition [12.8145S 51.7745W]
Distribution: Brazil, Ecuador, Venezuela

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Summary

Velocitermes paucipilis is a species of the genus Velocitermes, in the family TERMITIDAE (subfamily Nasutitermitinae). The species was described by Mathews in 1977; the type locality is Brasil: Mato Grosso: Ribeirão Cascalheira, Base Camp, Xavantina-Cachimbo Expedition [12.8145S 51.7745W]. Distribution: Brazil, Ecuador, Venezuela.

Etymology

Genus name Velocitermes: From Latin velox (swift) + termes.

Specific epithet paucipilis: From paucip + ilis

Taxonomic position

Family: TERMITIDAE — 280 genera, 2144 species
Subfamily: Nasutitermitinae — 81 genera, 606 species
Genus: Velocitermes — 9 species
Type species of the genus: Velocitermes heteropterus

Distribution

Distribution records: Brazil, Ecuador, Venezuela

The record above follows the wording of the original data; no geocoding or standardized place names have been applied.

Morphology

A species-level description from the original literature has not yet been compiled for this page. Original description: Mathews, 1977. See the genus page for the genus-level description; this page will be updated after the original text is checked.

Distribution map

No GBIF record with coordinates was found for this species.

Other databases

The links below are produced by matching the scientific name against public APIs, for cross-checking. The checklist data itself is unchanged.

GBIF Backbone Velocitermes paucipilis accepted Velocitermes paucipilis Mathews, 1977 · confidence 100
Catalogue of Life Velocitermes paucipilis Mathews, 1977 accepted
WikidataQ140073689taxon item
World checklist Blattodea Species FileVelocitermes paucipilis Mathews, 1977 validauto-matched

✔ Consistent with the accepted names in GBIF and Catalogue of Life.

Sources：GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · Catalogue of Life (3LR, 2026-10-14 · doi:10.48580/dgzh4) · Wikidata (P225) · Blattodea Species File. Retrieved on 2026-11-13 (UTC). Matching method and decision rules are described on the data page.

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Other species in Velocitermes (8 species)

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GB/T 7714

班奈特格林. Extant Isoptera (termites): a checklist of Latin and Chinese names: Velocitermes paucipilis 少毛快白蚁[EB/OL]. Version 2026.10.30. https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/velocitermes-paucipilis/. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836.

BibTeX

@misc{isoptera_velocitermes_paucipilis_2026,
  author       = {班奈特格林},
  title        = {Velocitermes paucipilis: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)},
  year         = {2026},
  version      = {2026.10.30},
  howpublished = {https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/velocitermes-paucipilis/},
  note         = {TERMITIDAE; version 2026.10.30; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.23646836},
  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.23646836}
}

RIS

TY  - ELEC
TI  - Velocitermes paucipilis: a checklist of extant Isoptera (termites)
AU  - 班奈特格林
PY  - 2026
UR  - https://termite-extant-isoptera.org/en/species/velocitermes-paucipilis/
DO  - 10.5281/zenodo.23646836
ER  -